Best Baseball Players by Number: 23-46

Famed for his two-out, two-run homer (left) off A's closer Dennis Eckersley to win Game 1 of the 1988 World Series, Gibson stole 284 bases and scored 985 runs during a 17-year standout career.

Runner-up: Ryne Sandberg

Worthy of consideration:
Willie Horton, Don Mattingly
and Bobby Thomson (Giants)